ad·ver·sar·y
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Audio Help [ad-ver-ser-ee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -sar·ies, adjective –noun
–adjective Also, especially British, ad·ver·sar·i·al
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| 1. | a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe. |
| 2. | a person, group, etc., that is an opponent in a contest; contestant. |
| 3. | the Adversary, the devil; Satan. |
Audio Help [ad-ver-sair-ee-uh
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| 5. | involving adversaries, as plaintiff and defendant in a legal proceeding: an adversary trial. |
[Origin: 1300–50; ME adversarie < L adversārius, equiv. to advers(us) (see adverse) + -ārius -ary; r. ME adversere < AF
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ad·ver·sar·i·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. Adversary, antagonist mean a person or a group contending against another. Adversary suggests an enemy who fights determinedly, continuously, and relentlessly: a formidable adversary. Antagonist suggests one who, in hostile spirit, opposes another, often in a particular contest or struggle: a duel with an antagonist.
—Antonyms 1. ally.
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n. pl. ad·ver·sar·ies
[Middle English adversarie, from Latin adversārius, enemy, from adversus, against; see adverse.] |
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adversary
1330, aduersere, from Anglo-Fr. adverser (13c.), from O.Fr. adversier, from L. adversarius "opponent, adversary, rival," lit. "turned toward one," from adversus "turned against" (see adverse). The L. word is glossed in O.E. by wiðerbroca.
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| adversary | |
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| someone who offers opposition [ant: agonist] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
adversary [ˈӕdvəsəri] noun — plural ˈadversaries
an opponent; an enemy
Example: his adversary in the chess match
Example: his adversary in the chess match
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Adversary
Ad`ver*sa*ry\, n.; pl. Adversaries. [OE. adversarie, direct fr. the Latin, and adversaire, fr. OF. adversier, aversier, fr. L. adversarius (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See Adverse.] One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Adversary
Ad"ver*sa*ry\, a. 1. Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic. [Archaic] --Bp. King. 2. (Law) Having an opposing party; not unopposed; as, an adversary suit.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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